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Offline mikeyw64

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Winstons DNA Results
« on: February 14, 2018, 01:14:31 AM »
I've often wondered what breeds made up Winston since he joined me last year. I always thought there was a bit of wolfhound in him but it appears I was wrong :)




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Re: Winstons DNA Results
« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2018, 11:46:41 AM »
Didn't know you could do that with dogs..  :thumbs:
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Re: Winstons DNA Results
« Reply #2 on: February 14, 2018, 01:12:06 PM »
If I have this right, you thought he was part wolfhound when in fact he's a greyschnauzerdoodlehounderspanielwhippedcockerpointer?

aka pure breed :thumbs:

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Re: Winstons DNA Results
« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2018, 03:44:29 PM »
Something like that lol

Looks like he's predominantly Schnauzer & GWP on the one side which makes sense looking at them
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Re: Winstons DNA Results
« Reply #4 on: February 14, 2018, 04:07:05 PM »
That looks just like my family tree if you substitute 'Mick' for Poodle, 'Limey' for Greyhound and so forth. :-)   It is actually a fairly long list but I did not want to offend any beyond Micks and Limeys. I gots' all kinds o' species in my woodpile though all European as far as I know.... but who really knows?

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Odd thing but the things that are available for pets in the first world are often better than the very best things available to humans in the third- world. A while back, we had a kitten emergency: had Phoebe spayed, she apparently aspirated some stomach contents, developed pneumonia and was having a great deal of trouble breathing. So she got a trip to the cat I.C.U., complete with echo cardiogram (Phoebe has a cardiologist!!!!), a hyperbaric chamber to administer oxygen, and the ability of substantial resuscitation including open- heart massage, defibrillation, etc. Absolutely amazing. Not cheap, but hey, I am a capitalist so it works for me: they offer a service anyone / everyone is free to partake or not at each person's choice and ability to afford it.

So yeah, our pets get some amazing care / service while a good deal of the planet's human population has zero access to modern medicine at all. Not making any kind of political statement here, merely pointing out what I found to be very surprising (DNA testing for dogs, very advanced medical care / treatment for pets).

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Something like that lol

Looks like he's predominantly Schnauzer & GWP on the one side which makes sense looking at them
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Re: Winstons DNA Results
« Reply #5 on: February 15, 2018, 12:11:18 AM »
(Home) DNA testing for humans is available commercially from a number of sources but a lot of people worry about what the companies are doing with their DNA and if it's being secretly recorded on a big database somewhere that the police etc can access.

The other difference with our Pets as opposed to our human loved ones is that in a worst case scenario we can let them die with dignity.

That looks just like my family tree if you substitute 'Mick' for Poodle, 'Limey' for Greyhound and so forth. :-)   It is actually a fairly long list but I did not want to offend any beyond Micks and Limeys. I gots' all kinds o' species in my woodpile though all European as far as I know.... but who really knows?

 :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

Odd thing but the things that are available for pets in the first world are often better than the very best things available to humans in the third- world. A while back, we had a kitten emergency: had Phoebe spayed, she apparently aspirated some stomach contents, developed pneumonia and was having a great deal of trouble breathing. So she got a trip to the cat I.C.U., complete with echo cardiogram (Phoebe has a cardiologist!!!!), a hyperbaric chamber to administer oxygen, and the ability of substantial resuscitation including open- heart massage, defibrillation, etc. Absolutely amazing. Not cheap, but hey, I am a capitalist so it works for me: they offer a service anyone / everyone is free to partake or not at each person's choice and ability to afford it.

So yeah, our pets get some amazing care / service while a good deal of the planet's human population has zero access to modern medicine at all. Not making any kind of political statement here, merely pointing out what I found to be very surprising (DNA testing for dogs, very advanced medical care / treatment for pets).

Brian
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